Saturday, May 25, 2013

It’s been set, my first debut solo show has been
scheduled 16 months from now. A solo show as they say, marks the success of an
artist in breaking into the scene but this has been much delayed. I was offered
the solo show last year and had I worked on it sooner, I could have debuted
earlier – but of course, I do believe that I needed to be side-tracked to
realize the greater things I need to prioritize.

I find myself back to where I was and realizing where I
should be, at home in Sta Rosa where I now fix and organize my literary-office/book-art
studio and wood shop with much excitement. Things I believe are falling into
place and I’ve set my goal. Research and studies fill my idle times aside from
working on the studio which proves to be laborious.

Repainting the walls after 15 years and refurbishing
furniture. It is due to the fact that I must live a frugal life where I have to
do these things on my own. A meagre salary from writing and a few projects here
and there doesn’t promote an indulgent lifestyle. It’s a good thing I find
happiness in laborious things – it is one of the things that make me happy when
I’ve successfully finished doing the things that seemed impossible and seemed
tiring.

I do not expect that I will be able to go out as often as
I’d like but I’ve willingly embraced this loneliness to work on my show and
other projects. There is contentment and satisfaction as I see small fruits of
my labour. To add to the fact that I must live as frugal as I should, going out
will be very much limited which is something that I’ve accepted. I content
myself with the simple joys of hearing different great news from friends and
ex-lovers. I recently found out that one of my ex-lovers from college is going
to get married, I am thrilled and happy for her.

However, since I have thrown myself away from the Gates
of Hell(Manila, in its most romantic description), my joys and happiness for these
people have become nothing more than a murmur in another corner of the
universe, let it be so for my sadness. How terrible it is to not be able to
express happiness in one’s own way but be reduced to nothing more than words
and Facebook statuses and messages…

I have gathered enough materials to start and some of the
pieces I’ve already started working on.

My solo show is about the Human Condition, which proves
to be quite a heavy and deep concept which requires a lot of research and a lot
of books to read. I must study and further explore ideas and continue to work
on which is the best way to execute, despite difficulties.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

A weekly event that gathers artists, musicians, and art
enthusiasts happens at Blot Art Studio Makati.
Running on its Fourth Week, Malakaῆang Thursdays will now feature the
sound artist Sleepersecond and a Didgeridoo performer Fitzroy.

In the previous weeks it had several artists to perform
and share their talents to fellow artists.

Makati-based Japanese artist Atsuko Yamagata impressed the
audience by performing her art which is live-painting accompanied by music.
Yamagata expresses the music she hears and paints them on canvas. Every stroke
and movement influenced heavily by the music and poetry in her background.

Bobby Balingit’s fascinating guitar performance
accompanied Atsuko Yamagata’s work in order to create a painting that is
created through her auditory environment.

The environment in Malakaῆang Thursday gives a cozy and
warm invitation, with comfortable and uniquely made furniture by the artists
themselves. It is a place where you can be surrounded by fascinating artworks
and even witness how they’re made in action.

This event aims to create a community of artists that
share and showcase their talents, to meet new artists and perhaps come up with
collaborations in the future. It provides an alternative venue that deviates
from other regular venues and offers a place where people can just chill,
hang-out and meet artists in an intimate fashion. Whether you want to hear
poetry while holding a beer in your hand or hear electronic-sound-art, then
Malakaῆang
Thursdays is something to look forward to each week.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Veronica Laurel and AK Ocol will hold their very first Two Woman Show happening at Big Bad Wolf, located in G/F Fairways Tower 5th Ave corner Mckinley in Bonifacio Global City Taguig.

The exhibit will open on the 25th of October at 8PM and will end on November 2.

This show features the intricate and delicate works of Veronica Laurel that is made up of binded paper and sculpted wood applied in bookarts and furniture while AK Ocol's obsessively detailed drawings balances out the former artist's work with images that dares the viewers to look into another dimension.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ten artists are going to exhibit at Blot Art Studio this coming 31st, just a day before Halloween. Aside from showing contemporary arts today, there will also be live musical performances.

Nondualism:"We live in a world of dual illusions, a right and wrong, black and white. Nondualism is a concept that shatters the fragile shell of duality, taking the two different perceived things and looking at them as one and the same.This group exhibit challenges artists from different fields and medium to explore the neither nor idea that can free a person’s perception of things and the world we live in. "

Blot Art Studio is one of the latest contemporary gallery and art studio in Makati today that offers art education, residency, exhibits, and other events. It welcomes community of artists locally and internationally that opts to share their talents and creativity in order to create outstanding works.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

I forgot to post this really old cat condo I have made several months ago for a friend who has two lovely cats.
Cat condos are nice and it really helps the kitties have their own cave or space they can retreat to. It also functions as a scratching post so you can definitely have your beautiful furniture spared from cat claws.

Friday, September 28, 2012

This day beat the juices out of me and upon arriving at the studio today in Makati, the annoying newly bought mac computer's internet is acting up again. It's so weird that spotify works but the internet browsers couldn't even squeeze out any information from the world wide web.
I hate MACs.

It's started working again when our transient artist tinkered with it.
And to push the bumming moment to its deepest despairing level, I channeled Maria Mena through Spotify.

Listening to her tortured soul that encourages masochism and unrequited love can be quite relaxing though I don't suggest this if you are feeling emotional lest the emotion linger longer than you wanted.

I'm just glad her latest album is starting to sound less dedicated to wall-flowers and beginning to tap her thug soul.